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No. 255,674. Patented Mar. 28.1882;

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL I). ROBINSON, OF FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 255,674, dated March28, 1882. Application filed February 11, 1882. (ModeL) To all whom "itmay concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL D. ROBINSON,

of Foxborough, in the county of Norfolk, in the State of Massachusetts,have invented certain Improvementsin Hats for Ladies and- OhildrensWear, of which the following is a specification.

Heretofore hats and other head-coverings for ladies and children havebeen made of cotton fabric, known as canton-flannel, and also of felthaving a coveringot' flocks which are made to adhere to the felt, theobject bein g to produce a downy or fleecy appearance. The nap producedupon the surface of the cotton fabric has, however, little elasticity,and

soon becomes laid or matted, especially if it becomes wet or is muchhandled, and the fleecy appearance sought for-is soon destroyed.

A variety of dye-stuffs and other coloringmatter used in these goodsincreases this tendency.

Myinvention consists ofa hat or other head covering for ladies andchildren, composed of a mixed fabric of cotton and wool, having a nappedor fleecy surface. the wool being so incorporated in the fabric thatfibers of the wool will be brought into and constitute a part of the napin the process of raisingthe same. The fibers of wool have a muchgreater elasticity than those of cotton, and this quality of the woolserves to sustain the bed of fleece on the surface and keep it lightanddowny. The staple of wool being considerably longer than that ofordinary cotton, very rich and beautiful effects can easily be producedby combining cotton and wool of difiercntcolors, the cotton furnishingthe ground-color, and

, thelonger-stapled Wool, in properly contrasted colors, overlying theground. It will beobserved that owing to the greater length of thewool-staple the surface will consist wholly or chiefly of wool. It iswell known that wool is capable of brighter and fresher effects incolors than cotton; and hence I obtain a superior luster in these hatsof my invention. Among other things, I am able hereby to produce closeresemblances to furs much in use as those of the otter, seal, andbeaver. I find it sufficient to incorporate the wool with the fillingonlypf the fabric, the warp being wholly of cotton. Twenty per cent. ofwool in the filling, the balance being cotton, is suffioient to producea very good result, although the proportions may vary indefinitely,according press the material into the shape desired.

The nap or pile is then carded or combed up into a light fleece. It isobvious, however, that a hat may be made in substantially the same wayfrom a single thickness of the fabric to form the upper surface of thehat, the place of the under layer being supplied by a plain fabric, withor without an. ornamental lining; or a single thickness of the nappedfabric may be used with any other proper support to sustainvthe brim andother parts in the desired form.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, Figure 1 is a viewof my invention complete. Fig. 2 is a view of a piece of the material ofwhich the hat is composed, being the same hereinbefore described. Fig. 3is a section after the two pieces are combined, showing a sectionaledge.

I do not claim broadly a hat composed of two pieces of napped fabricfastened together; but

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. As anew article of manufacture, a hat or other head-covering for ladies andchildren, made of cloth composed in part of cotton and in part of wool,the latter having a longer staple than the cotton, a nap or pile beingraised upon the surface of said cloth of substantially the compositionhereimdescribed.

2. A hat or other head-covering for ladies I

